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Bo Xilai gets sentenced to life in prison

Sept. 23, 2013, 2:18 PM UTC

Bo Xilai gets sentenced to life in prison

Sept. 23, 2013, 2:18 PM UTC

A court in China sentenced former Communist Party official Bo Xilai to life in prison for corruption. Bo has reportedly filed for an appeal. Wen Huang, author of ''The Little Red Guard'' and ''A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Murder, Money and an Epic Power Struggle in China,'' tells us what the verdict means.
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